"The test is this - has the state law put a substantial obstacle in the way of a woman getting a pre-viability abortion," Don Judges, a University of Arkansas Law professor said.

The Arkansas House approved two abortion restriction bills Monday. HB1100 would prohibit insurance companies from offering coverage for "elective abortions," or all abortions except in cases of rape or incest or a mother's life.

The "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" would ban abortions after 20 weeks, claiming a fetus can feel pain. Arkansas would join seven other states with similar laws including Arizona, fighting to uphold the proposal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

"The core problem is whether they will pass review as under the standards that the United State Supreme Court has aritculated," Judges said.

The most restrictive bill is the "Human Heartbeat Protection Act" which would outlaw abortions when the fetus has a detectable heartbeat. Doctors can detect a heartbeat in a fetus as soon as six weeks. Health care providers would face a class D felony for performing an abortion if they detect a heartbeat.

"This would be a criminalization of abortions at a very early stage -- sometimes even before a woman knows she's pregnant," Judges said.

Judges said viability, or when a fetus can survive outside the womb is a key issue to determine whether a proposal is constitutional. Both SB134 and HB 1037 would strike down federal standards if upheld in court.

"Given its purpose and given its effect, it appears to be a frontal challenge to Casey and Roe versus Wade," Judges said.

Democratic Governor Mike Beebe has not said if he supports the three bills in the general assembly. His legal counsel is reviewing federal law to determine if the Arkansas proposals are constitutional.